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1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
Winnipeg, MB: Knitting club. Scandinavian
Centre, 764 Erin St. 7 - 9 p.m. Bring yarn
and needles. Drop in $5.
SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER
Winnipeg, MB: The Sólskríkjan Choir
is hosting its Haustfagnaður Autumn
Celebration Concert 2:30 at Neil Bardal
Funeral Centre, 3030 Notre Dame Ave.
Featured artists: PJ Buchan, Tenor; Heather
Antenbring, saxophone; Jett Emerson,
fiddler; Stefan Jonasson as emcee. Tickets:
Individual $15, family $20 with a reception
to follow. Everyone welcome – please
come join us.
4 TO 11 NOVEMBER
Reykjavík, Iceland: Iceland Airwaves.
Since the first edition was held in 1999 (in
an airplane hangar), Iceland Airwaves has
become one of the premier annual
showcases for new music – Icelandic
and otherwise – in the world. It’s made a
heap of friends and won many fans along
the way, and been lavished with praise
pretty much everywhere they write about
music. Rolling Stone magazine called it
“The hippest long weekend on the annual
music-festival calendar.” Lineup and
tickets: icelandairwaves.is
THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER
Nanaimo, BC: Torfi H. Tulinius, professor
of Medieval Icelandic Literature at the
University of Iceland will give a lecture
with discussion to follow. It is part of the
Beck Trust Lecture series. The subject: The
Detective Novel in Icelandic: from Jóhann
M. Bjarnason to Arnaldur Indriðason, 5 p.m.
Vancouver Island Regional Library, 6250
Hammond Bay Rd. Coffee will be served
at 5 p.m. and lecture starts at 5:30. For
additional info, contact Linda Bjarnason
at 250-716-0551. The Beck Trust invited
Professor Tulinius to give a series of
lectures at the University of Victoria on
Vancouver Island on November 1, 2 and
3. There, he will lecture on The Detective
Novel in Icelandic, as well as Introduction
to the Old Norse World through the Saga of
the Viking poet Egil. For further information
regarding the lectures in Victoria, contact
Trish Baer at trish.uvic@gmail.com.
SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER
Calgary, AB: Scandinavian Christmas
Bazaar and Craft Sale at the Scandinavian
Centre, 739 – 20th Ave. NW.
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón hosts the Sunday brunch at the
Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 674 Erin St.
10:30 – 1 p.m. $15 adults, $7.50 children
7-12, 6 and under free. Reservations
recommended. 204-774-8047 or
sccreservations@shaw.ca
SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
Burnaby, BC: Icelandic bake and craft sale
is early this year. Scandinavian Centre,
6540 Thomas St. Remember you can
freeze the food, and save and serve at
Christmas. Hard Fisk Café opens at 9 a.m.
Bake and craft sale, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
Calgary, AB: Yuletide celebration /
Christmas party at the Scandinavian
Centre, 739 – 20th Ave. NW.
SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER
Burnaby, BC: Children’s Christmas Party.
Seniors’ Building, Confederation Centre,
4585 Albert St. 1 - 3 p.m.
Edmonton, AB: ICCE Children’s Christmas
Party at the Dutch Canadian Club, 13312
– 143 St.
FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER
Calgary, AB: Scandinavian Club Christmas
Choir Concert at the Scandinavian Centre,
739 – 20th Ave. NW.
1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
Winnipeg, MB: Knitting club. Scandinavian
Centre, 764 Erin St. 7 - 9 p.m. Bring yarn
and needles. Drop in $5.
UNTIL APRIL 2017
Washington, DC: Exhibit – Primordial
Landscapes: Iceland Revealed. National
History Museum, 1st Floor, Special
Exhibits Hall (near the Mammals Hall).
Photographer Feodor Pitcairn and poet
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson reveal a land
of fire, ice, hardy life, and natural beauty.
Experience the remote beauty of Iceland, a
land sculpted by the elements and forged
by active geologic activity. 10th St. and
Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC.
naturalhistory.si.edu/
3 TO 17 APRIL 2016
Reykjavík, Iceland: Iceland Writer’s
Retreat. You’re invited to participate in
a series of workshops and panels led
by an esteemed team of international
writers. Between intimate workshops and
lectures, we’ll offer the chance to tour the
spectacular Golden Circle, sit in the cozy
cafes of Reykjavik, soak in geothermal hot
springs, listen to new Icelandic music, meet
contemporary Icelandic writers, and learn
about the country’s rich literary tradition.
Details http://www.icelandwritersretreat.
com
ICELANDIC CLASSES
THREE SATURDAYS
24 OCTOBER TO 7 NOVEMBER
Winnipeg, MB: St James School Division
is offering an "Icelandic to Go" program
for three Saturday mornings from 9 a.m.
- 12 noon. The sessions offer elementary
Icelandic language information and
some information about Iceland for
first time travellers. FLA4-15 (SHC)
$55. Register online at: www.localcourses.
com/sjsd or call: 204-832-9637.
MONDAYS
Toronto, ON: The Icelandic Canadian Club
of Toronto Icelandic classes at Morningside-
High Park Presbyterian Church, 4
Morningside Ave. West end of Toronto. Series
of 8 classes started 28 Sept. $80 members,
$95 non-members. Beginners will be 6:30 -
8 p.m. Intermediate 8:15 - 9:45 with coffee
break between classes. We are pleased that
Þórdís is returning as our teacher. Book with
Holly at classes@icc.info
MONDAYS 26 OCTOBER TO 30 NOVEMBER
Burnaby, BC: Language lessons. 7 - 9
p.m. Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 6540
Thomas St. Instructors: Gunnar Hansson,
Edda Langworth. People interested in
taking the classes should email Gunnar
Hansson (gunnarhans@gmail.com) Cost
$60, Everyone welcome.
TUESDAYS
Winnipeg, MB: The Icelandic Canadian
Frón is offering Icelandic classes at the
Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin St.
Fee for 10-week session (22 Sept) until 24
November is $40 for members, $45 non-
members, and $5 drop-in. Classes start
at 6:30. Contact Kendra at kensuloa@
mts.net
WEDNESDAYS
Gimli, MB: Kaffitími (coffee time) in Gimli
takes place at 3 p.m. each Wednesday,
meeting at Amma’s Tea Room, Waterfront
Centre. No signup and no teacher. Drop-
ins welcome; the only fee is the price of
your cup of coffee. There is only one rule:
you need to speak Icelandic in order to
participate in the chat around the table. If
you just want to listen at first that’s fine, too.
FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
Arborg, MB: Meet to speak Icelandic, 3 p.m.
Molasopi at the Arborg Legion. No pressure.
THIRD THURSDAY
Arborg, MB: Arborg Hotel lounge, 8 p.m.,
Kaffitími for those who want to learn words
or phrases. No pressure.
LITERATURE
THURSDAYS
Lestrarfélagið Gleym-Mér-Ei, Est’d 1996,
celebrating 20 years.
Winnipeg, MB: Icelandic Collection
University of Manitoba. 7 p.m. (except May
which is 6:30 p.m.) Everyone welcome to
any evening. Contact: Linda F. Sigurdson
Collette – silverflash@shaw.ca
Oct 29: David Alexander Robertson – The
Peacemaker: Thanadelthur & The Land of Os.
Nov 26: Film – Vesturfarar – Egill
Helgason.
Jan 28: Alene H. Moris – Awakenings – A
Life Journey
Feb 25: Sjon – The Whispering Muse
Mar 31: Jeramy Dodds – The Poetic Edda
Apr 21: Michael Booth – The Almost
Nearly Perfect People
Apr 21: Martha Brooks – Letters to Brian
May 26: Michael Booth – The Almost
Nearly Perfect People. 6:30 p.m.
New York, NY: The Halldór Laxness
Library at Scandinavia House: The Nordic
Center in America. Open Tue – Fri, 12 – 5
pm. Free for ASF Members and by special
appointment. To make an appointment,
call 212-779-3587. Visitors to the Halldór
Laxness Library, named in honour of
the 1955 Icelandic Nobel Laureate, can
browse through novels by Scandinavian
writers, research travel destinations, and
catch up on Nordic news and cultural
events with a variety of newspapers,
magazines, and scholarly journals. The
Library also offers a complete set of
Scandinavian Review since its inaugural
issue in 1913, as well as copies of the
classics of Scandinavian literature in
translation and other books on Nordic
topics published by the ASF from 1914-
1980. 58 Park Avenue at 38th St. 10016.
212-779-3587. scandinaviahouse.org or
amscan.org
FILM
TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER
Toronto, ON: Nordic Nights presents Of
Horses And Men (Hross Í Oss) (2013)
Dir: Benedikt Erlingsson. Starring: Ingvar
Eggert Sigurðsson, 81 min. Icelandic with
English subtitles. Telegraph, UK, Review
– Of Horses and Men, the directorial
debut of Icelandic actor, writer and stage
director Benedikt Erlingsson, is formed of
six interlocking fables of rural life. Each
involves at least one horse and its human
owner: two soulful beasts united against
the blind cruelty of fate. The stories play
out across plains of blue ash, green rock
and grey snow –landscapes familiar
from blockbusters like Prometheus and
Noah and the fantasy television series
Game of Thrones, although in a real-
life context, they lose none of their alien
beauty.Trailer– https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=MKodaUmsYxk. Doors open
6 p.m., movie at 6:30. Room IMA307,
3rd Floor School of Image Arts, Ryerson
University, 122 Bond St. Free, donations
gratefully accepted. Wheelchair accessible.
MUSIC
OF MONSTERS AND MEN
More dates: www.ofmonstersandmen.com
29 Oct to 29 Nov: European dates
TASTE OF ICELAND
Iceland Naturally’s Taste of Iceland.
Experience Icelandic food, music, films
and more at this action-packed event.
iclelandnaturally.com for details. Follow
on Facebook, join in the conversation
on Twitter and Instagram by tagging @
IcelandNatural with #TasteOfIceland.
Toronto, ON: 12 - 15 November
David Alexander Robertson is a graphic
novelist and writer who advocates
the education of youth on indigenous
history and contemporary issues. From
his “Tales from the Big Spirit” series
come the selections for October. The
Peacemaker: Thanadelthur relates the
story of a young boy overcoming the
fear of public speaking when he learns
of Thanadelthur’s accomplishments.
She was born in 1697 and at age 17
negotiated peace between the Cree and
Dene. She died at age 20, but her legacy
is the founding of Churchill, MB.
The second selection is The Land of
Os. On a canoe trip, a school class
hears the story of John Ramsay from
his granddaughter. The Icelandic
settlers received great help from this
honourable man even though in 1875
they were placed on his land at Sandy
Bar by the Canadian government.
Both David Alexander Robertson and
Ruth Christie will attend.
Vesturfarar / Westward Bound. From
the 2014 Icelandic documentary TV
series by Egill Helgason on the Icelandic
emigration to Canada and the USA. Topics
– The departure from Iceland, Years of
hardship, Sea ice, The Askja eruption,
Indentured servitude, The health farms,
Emigration from Northeast Iceland, the
America agents, Arguments about the
migration, The dream of Alaska, The
Emigrant Centres.
1st Prize Handknit Doll in a Traditional Icelandic Dress (16” Tall)
2nd Prize Handmade Icelandic Flag with Wall Hanging
3rd Prize 12 Mini Lopi Sweater Christmas Tree Decorations
TICKETS: 3 FOR $5 or $2 EACH
all ticket holders have the right to witness all the draws
LICENSE # LGA 6314-RF
Tickets available at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre
764 Erin St. Winnipeg MB . R3G 2W4 or through contacting L-H
L-H
CRAFT RAFFLE
FINAL DRAW: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 4:00 PM
VALE $150.00
VALUE $150.00
VALUE $75.00
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